National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Sociedad or Espanyol that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Real Sociedad have collected 14 points from their La Liga home games so far after 4-2-3.
Real Sociedad are confident in defense, having played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Real Sociedad lost their last game at Real Betis after a 0-3 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ceuta and winning 4-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mallorca are coming to town in four days.
Real Sociedad can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. Real Sociedad have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Espanyol form and stats
Espanyol was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the quarter-finals last season, when Real Betis turned out to be too strong.The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.
Espanyol play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Villarreal. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at SS Reyes.
A quick return to home after this game, as Espanyol are hosting Athletic Club in the La Liga only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Espanyol as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Espanyol have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Real Sociedad wins - draws - Espanyol wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. da Silva 8 goals |  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 7 goals |  C. Portugués Manzanera 5 goals |
Real Sociedad missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Sociedad | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 49 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 331 | 161 | Total Shots | T S | 147 | 307 | ||
| 123 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 102 | ||
| 40% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 43 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Getafe | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Valencia | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Granada | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Levante | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Eibar | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 19 | Leganes | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -21 | 14 |